Exploring the history and evolution of vampire lore, author Eric Nuzum traces the origins of these spooky stories, from misunderstandings of death to the sparkly pop culture icons we know today. Beyond the fangs and garlic, he digs into the deeper, everyday fears that vampires reflect. (Recorded at TEDxAsburyPark on April 20, 2024)
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I’m looking forward for a movie with Putin as a vampire there 😂
Blade does not suck!!…..
there is only one blade, there will only ever be one blade! Vampire🧛🏿♂️
Unity?!?!? I call it racism.
racists of the world unite!
Ted talk sucks again. I was so hoping this would have something to do with time-space and running with Einstein. Instead that lady eloquently gave what any other YouTube channel would have given if you typed Vampire in the search, even though most of those are longer, better researched, better developed and with less cringe political comments.
That bought you an unsub.
Surpringly engaging.
mirrors were coated with silver back in the days, and what is most effective against vampires? silver.
This was almost an epigraph in my vampire novel:
Q: Why can't vampires see themselves in mirrors?
A: Because they don't exist.
It’s not a politician that fits in that picture, it’s “the politician”.
The only lives that truly matter are those who respect the lives of others.
Is he Vampirologist? 😮
All vampire movies suck? No they don't. Weirdo.
Because they are fictional characters and written that way……
Twilight
so i’ve learned that what i fear is the french
The Fun Police are out in full force in these comments.
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9:30 and we fiiiinally get to the topic at hand..🥱
last thing i would have expected from TED but would 100% watch a video from this guy
I thought this was going to be like 15 seconds long. "Why don't vampires cast a reflection? Because, they don't exist!"
The reflection in mirrors was supposed to be the spirit world or souls, that's why there's the myth about breaking a mirror (harming your soul) or scrying, which is staring into a mirror to 'see' that world.
Hence: Vampires don't have reflections in mirrors because they don't have souls.
I don't think that word means what you think it means.
We're oft to blame in tis too much proved that with devotion's visage and pious action we sugar over the devil himself..
Blatant Vampire Hunter D erasure.
Lost Boys is my all time favourite vampire movie
Best vampire movie = Lost Boys.
Hey! He just made a middle of the road video essay onto a TED talk!
"vampire movies are not good movies" I already know I don't like you.
Because they're made up…
Huh, I always though it had to do with silver's association with magic.
Surely the video title is incorrect. It should read:
Why can't Vampires cast reflections?
Forget about vampire!! This was too deep to understoor by common people 🙂✋
❤❤❤❤Respect
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